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Comedian Damon Williams to Host South Side Soul Festival

By Wendell Hutson | September 10, 2014 7:00pm
 Comedian and actor Damon Williams will host a South Side neighborhood festival on Sept. 13, 2014.
Comedian and actor Damon Williams will host a South Side neighborhood festival on Sept. 13, 2014.
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CALUMET HEIGHTS — Comedian and actor Damon Williams, a Chicago-native, will host an outdoor festival on the South Side.

The free South Side Soul Festival runs from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday at 87th Street and Jeffery Boulevard and is being sponsored by the Southeast Chicago Chamber of Commerce. Free health screenings, dancing and workout classes will also be available and R&B singer Dwele will be among the entertainers.

Officials with the chamber of commerce said the goal of the festival is to encourage stability, economic and business development, cleaner communities and to encourage local youths to stay focused in school and positive in life.

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